In Depth: GDC 2016: What we want to see from Sony, Microsoft, Oculus and AMD

By Nick Pino

The Games Developers Conference – shortened by nearly everyone to “GDC” – is a show unlike any other.

While E3 focuses on spectacle and showmanship and PAX puts the spotlight on fans who keep the industry going strong, GDC is about the technical side of games. It explores how they’re made and why developers spend years of their lives making them.

And while it’s a great convention for game developers, it’s also one of the best for tech enthusiasts, too. In between the heart-warming stories of developers succeeding in an increasingly crowded scene, new, incredibly ambitious products are revealed.

In 2015, we saw the Nvidia Shield Android console, Steam Link and finalized Steam Controller. In 2014 we saw the first prototype of PlayStation VR, back then called “Project Morpheus,” and some of the first VR games. GDC 2013 was all about the Ouya (which then later flopped) and rumors of next-gen systems.

But enough about that. Those GDCs live in the annals of history.

The GDC you should care about is going to take place on March 14 through the 18th at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California.

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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming